Genotype (album)
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| Released | 23 January 2026 | |||
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| Length | 45:45 | |||
| Label | Kscope | |||
| Producer | Bart Hennephof | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Boolin Tunes | 7/10[3] |
| Dead Rhetoric | 9/10[4] |
| Distorted Sound | 9/10[5] |
| New Noise Magazine |   [6] |
Genotype is the sixth studio album by the Dutch progressive metalcore band Textures. It was released on 23 January 2026 via Kscope. Music videos were released for "Closer to the Unknown" and "At the Edge of Winter", the latter featuring former Delain vocalist Charlotte Wessels.[7]
Genotype was originally the title of an album recorded together with their previous album Phenotype (2016), but the original album was shelved due to the band's split-up from 2017 to 2023. The title was since reused for a new album entirely written from scratch while still serving as the conceptual counterpart to Phenotype, leaving material from the previous Genotype recording session unused.[8][9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Textures.[1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Void" | 3:46 |
| 2. | "At the Edge of Winter" (featuring Charlotte Wessels) | 6:42 |
| 3. | "Measuring the Heavens" | 6:51 |
| 4. | "Nautical Dusk" | 5:39 |
| 5. | "Vanishing Twin" | 5:49 |
| 6. | "Closer to the Unknown" | 4:06 |
| 7. | "A Seat for the Like-Minded" | 5:01 |
| 8. | "Walls of the Soul" | 7:51 |
| Total length: | 45:45 | |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
Textures
- Daniël de Jongh – vocals
- Bart Hennephof – guitars, production, engineering
- Joe Tal – guitars
- Remko Tielemans – bass guitar, cover artwork, album layout
- Uri Dijk – keyboards, co-production, engineering
- Stef Broks – drums
Additional contributors
- Charlotte Wessels – guest vocals on "At the Edge of Winter"
- Forrester Savell – mixing, mastering
- Eric Kalsbeek – cover artwork
- Ben de Jong – photography
- Jo Bouwmeester – violin on "Void", cello on "Measuring the Heavens"
- Erik van Ittersum – orchestral arrangement on "Measuring the Heavens"
Notes
References
- 1 2 3 Genotype (Media notes). Textures. Kscope. 23 January 2026.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ Daniel Cordova (23 January 2016). "The Weekly Injection: New Releases From MEGADETH, POPPY & More Out This Week 1/23". Metal Injection. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ↑ Jon Hammer (20 January 2026). "ALBUM REVIEW: Textures – Genotype". Boolin Tunes. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ↑ Dave Campbell (16 January 2026). "Textures – Genotype (Kscope Music)". Dead Rhetoric. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ↑ Dan McHugh (20 January 2026). "ALBUM REVIEW: Genotype – Textures". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ↑ Lamar Ramos (28 January 2026). "Album Review: Textures- "Genotype" – New Noise Magazine". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ↑ "Textures announce new album 'Genotype'". Distorted Sound. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "TEXTURES Announce New Album Genotype Out January 23, 2026 via Kscope". The Rock Pit. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ↑ "Dutch prog metallers Textures announce Genotype, their first new album for a decade". Louder Sound. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2026.